# CVE-2013-7348: Double free vulnerability in the ioctx\_alloc function in fs/aio.c in the Linux kernel before 3.12.4 allows local users to cause a denial of

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2014-04-01 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Double free vulnerability in the ioctx_alloc function in fs/aio.c in the Linux kernel before 3.12.4 allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via vectors involving an error condition in the aio_setup_ring function.

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## References

- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=d558023207e008a4476a3b7bb8706b2a2bf5d84f
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.12.4
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/03/31/10
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/d558023207e008a4476a3b7bb8706b2a2bf5d84f

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